Chris Webb

5 Ways To Get Me to Quickly Reject Your Book Proposal

I review a lot of proposals – some I have requested and some I haven’t. I am fine with receiving unsolicited proposals – every so often you do get something amazing you weren’t expecting. Part of my job is helping authors develop proposals and outlines until they are worthy of consideration for publication. [...]

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The Book Proposal: Target Readership

Knowing who you are writing for is just as important as knowing what you are writing about. Profound, I know but you’d be surprised how many proposals I get where the potential author has not taken the time to really define and understand who will be reading his/her book. When defining your target audience, consider [...]

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The Book Proposal: Tips for Writing Your Outline

When considering a non-fiction book proposal, the draft outline ranks as one of the most critical sections. In my opinion there are 3 things that make for a good outline: Details Structure Did I mention details? A great outline might tell me a few key things about an prospective author: They understand the topic of the book in [...]

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